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B
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r
s
i
t
y
.—
The
first
Field
Day
of
the
Ath­
letic
Association
was
field
May
\12.
{Since
May
10,
the
Brown
University
Ball
nine
have
won
five
games,
one
with
the
Beacons,
one
with
Amherst,
one
with
Harvard
and
two
with
Trinity.
The
last
game
with
Trinity
was
played
without
an
error
on
the
part
of
the
Browns.
Score
48
to
0,
seven
innings.
Brown,
so
far
is
ahead
in
the
race
for
the
College
championship,
with
Yale
second
and
Harvard
third.
The
University
receives
§50,00(1
hy
the
will
of
the
late
Gardner
Colby.
AT.
H.
P.
Fan
nee,
'80,
received
the
first
prize
in
a
reeent
oratorical
contest.
R
avine
.—The
Rev.
Dr.
Parker
lias
accepted
the
position
of
Dean
of
Racine
College.
The
foot-ball
eleven
recently
won
a
match
against
the
Milwaukee
team.
The
following
is
tfie
('allege
cry:
“
Ra!
Tin
!
Ra!
RA!
CINE.
”
The
last
syllable
should
be
uttered
with
a
great
deal
o
f
force.
The
College
ventriloquist,
while
exhibiting
his
skill
to
a
crowd
of
admiring
students
in
C.'s
room,
approached
a
hast
of
Charles
Dickens
and
thus
addressed
it:
“
Who
are
you?\
When
in
sepulchral
tones
the
bust
replied,
“
I
am
John
Bickers.\
“
What
did
you
do?1\—
“
I
wrote
‘
In
Memorialin'
”
Ridcnt
m/incs.
—
Mercury.
Ax
exchange
says,
“
In
the
race
for
matrimony
it
is
not
always
the
girl
who
covers
the
most
laps
that
wins.\
\Tk
object
to
the
Professors
praying
for
the
students,
and
then
passing,
in
the
next
sentence,
to
the
heathen,
just
as
if
they
were
naturally
classified
together.—
Ex.
A
c
h
i
l
d
asked:
Mother,
what
is
an
angel?”
“
Well,
an
angel
is
a
child
that
flies.”
“
But,
mother,
why
does
papa
always
call
my
governess
an
angel?”
“
Well,”
ex­
claimed
the
mother
after
a
pause,
“
she's
going
to
fly
soon.”
A
l
e
a
r
n
e
d
clergyman
in
the
State
of
Maine
was
ac­
costed
in
the
following
manner
by
an
illiterate
preaefier,
who
despised
education:
Sir,
you
have
been
to
college,
I
suppose?”
“
Yes,
sir,”
was
the
reply.
“
I
am
thankful,”
rejoined
the
other,
“
that
the
Lord
has
opened
my
mouth
to
preach
without
any
learning.”
“A
similar
event,\
re­
plied
the
clergyman,
“
took
place
in
Balaam’s
time,
but
such
things
are
of
rare
occurrence
in
the
present
day:”
F
i
r
s
t
S
o
p
h
,
{after
haviny
made
several
unsuccessful
hints
to
class-mate
who
is
smoking)
—
“
Come,
trot
out
your
cigarettes.
What’s
the
matter
with
you.”
Second
Soph,
{confidentially)—
1
‘
The
fact
of
it
is,
I’ve
promised
to
swear
off
after
I
use
this
bunch,
ami
I
want
to
get
the
full
benefit
of
it.”
To
pass—or
not
to
pass—
that
is
the
question!
Whether
'tis
nobler
in
the
mind
to
suffer
The
fears
and
terrors
of
a
fair
examination,
To
“
pony
through
”
a
sea
of
questions,
(
>r,
by
the
aid
of
cramming,
answer
them.
Carthageman.
“There
is
a
fair
maid
in
this
eitv.
Whose
hand
is
exceedingly
pretty;
I
kissed
it
one
night,
In
the
silver
moonlight—
And
the
way
that
it
slapped
was
a
pity.”
Yah-
Iteeord.
P
r
o
f
.—“
Mr.
S.,
I
wonder
if
you
can
translate
that
passage
aright!”
Mr.
S
.—“
Prof..
I'll
bet
you
a
dollar—
”
Prof.
(sternly)—
“
Better
not,
sir!\
Mr.
S
.
—“
I
beg
your
pardon,
I,
ah,
mean
that
I
have
a
faint
idea
that.
I
can
ren­
der
the
passage
in
a
manner
bearing
a
slight
similarity
to
the
true
manner
of
rendition,
for
which
I
am
willing
to
offer
one
of
these
silver
baubles,
marked
with
the
heads
of
our
ancestors.
”—
Ex.
lie
had
ldack
hair,
and
a
face
full
»f
indescribable
longings,
and
he
sat
on
the
long
pier,
musing
and
dozing.
f‘
A
change
came
over
the
spirit
of
his
dreams,”
splash
into
the
water
he
slipped,
and,
if
his
feet-
had
not
been
suffi­
ciently
enormous
to
serve
as
paddles,
the
college
would
now
be
having
a
holiday,
and
the
Freshmen
would
he
covered
with
crape.—
Ex.
jj|sc(tattgegi
d
.
For
this
number
we
have
concluded
to
give
a
few
selec­
tion's
in
verse,
instead
of
the
usual
criticisms
on
exchanges.
f
r
o
m
t
h
e
FRENCH
OF
I
)
E
HOl'RtCOl’LT,
Kneeling
this
last
sad
night
before
the
altar,
My
fainting
spirit'sees
the
day
decline,
While
o
’er
me
shadowy
forms
and
pitying
faces
Bend
down
from
niche
and
shrine.
Before
me,
fading
in
the
misty
twilight,
There
shines
a
holy
picture,
calm
and
sweet,—
The
risen
Saviour
wears
a
crown
of
glory,
And
Mary
worships
at
His
feet.
Without,
the
mountains
rise
in
.-tately
silence
Above
the
sleeping
river's
swoon,
\A
liile
in
the
glorious
skies
that
arch
above
them
Swings
low,
a
southern
moon.
O
Mater
Dolorosa
!
hear
my
pleading—
Pity
the
agony
that
breathes
its
moan,
For
I
am
banished
from
my
earthly
Eden,
To
wander
forth
alone.
Grant
while
the
incense
wings
its
way
to
heaven,
While
fades
and
fails
the
lingering
light,—
My
soul
may
leap
tile
gulf
that
lies
before
her,
And
break
her
chain
to-night.

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4 6 T M J E JELOJBA.JEIT P IJS J E lA J u D , B r o w n U n i v e r s i t y .— The first Field Day of the Ath­ letic Association was field May \12. {Since May 10, the Brown University Ball nine have won five games, one with the Beacons, one with Amherst, one with Harvard and two with Trinity. The last game with Trinity was played without an error on the part of the Browns. Score 48 to 0, seven innings. Brown, so far is ahead in the race for the College championship, with Yale second and Harvard third. The University receives §50,00(1 hy the will of the late Gardner Colby. AT. H. P. Fan nee, '80, received the first prize in a reeent oratorical contest. R avine .—The Rev. Dr. Parker lias accepted the position of Dean of Racine College. The foot-ball eleven recently won a match against the Milwaukee team. The following is tfie ('allege cry: “ Ra! Tin ! Ra! RA! CINE. ” The last syllable should be uttered with a great deal o f force. The College ventriloquist, while exhibiting his skill to a crowd of admiring students in C.'s room, approached a hast of Charles Dickens and thus addressed it: “ Who are you?\ When in sepulchral tones the bust replied, “ I am John Bickers.\ “ What did you do?1\— “ I wrote ‘ In Memorialin' ” Ridcnt m/incs. — Mercury. Ax exchange says, “ In the race for matrimony it is not always the girl who covers the most laps that wins.\ \Tk object to the Professors praying for the students, and then passing, in the next sentence, to the heathen, just as if they were naturally classified together.— Ex. A c h i l d asked: Mother, what is an angel?” “ Well, an angel is a child that flies.” “ But, mother, why does papa always call my governess an angel?” “ Well,” ex­ claimed the mother after a pause, “ she's going to fly soon.” A l e a r n e d clergyman in the State of Maine was ac­ costed in the following manner by an illiterate preaefier, who despised education: Sir, you have been to college, I suppose?” “ Yes, sir,” was the reply. “ I am thankful,” rejoined the other, “ that the Lord has opened my mouth to preach without any learning.” “A similar event,\ re­ plied the clergyman, “ took place in Balaam’s time, but such things are of rare occurrence in the present day:” F i r s t S o p h , {after haviny made several unsuccessful hints to class-mate who is smoking) — “ Come, trot out your cigarettes. What’s the matter with you.” Second Soph, {confidentially)— 1 ‘ The fact of it is, I’ve promised to swear off after I use this bunch, ami I want to get the full benefit of it.” To pass—or not to pass— that is the question! Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The fears and terrors of a fair examination, To “ pony through ” a sea of questions, ( >r, by the aid of cramming, answer them. Carthageman. “There is a fair maid in this eitv. Whose hand is exceedingly pretty; I kissed it one night, In the silver moonlight— And the way that it slapped was a pity.” Yah- Iteeord. P r o f .—“ Mr. S., I wonder if you can translate that passage aright!” Mr. S .—“ Prof.. I'll bet you a dollar— ” Prof. (sternly)— “ Better not, sir!\ Mr. S . —“ I beg your pardon, I, ah, mean that I have a faint idea that. I can ren­ der the passage in a manner bearing a slight similarity to the true manner of rendition, for which I am willing to offer one of these silver baubles, marked with the heads of our ancestors. ”— Ex. lie had ldack hair, and a face full »f indescribable longings, and he sat on the long pier, musing and dozing. f‘ A change came over the spirit of his dreams,” splash into the water he slipped, and, if his feet- had not been suffi­ ciently enormous to serve as paddles, the college would now be having a holiday, and the Freshmen would he covered with crape.— Ex. jj|sc(tattgegi d . For this number we have concluded to give a few selec­ tion's in verse, instead of the usual criticisms on exchanges. f r o m t h e FRENCH OF I ) E HOl'RtCOl’LT, Kneeling this last sad night before the altar, My fainting spirit'sees the day decline, While o ’er me shadowy forms and pitying faces Bend down from niche and shrine. Before me, fading in the misty twilight, There shines a holy picture, calm and sweet,— The risen Saviour wears a crown of glory, And Mary worships at His feet. Without, the mountains rise in .-tately silence Above the sleeping river's swoon, \A liile in the glorious skies that arch above them Swings low, a southern moon. O Mater Dolorosa ! hear my pleading— Pity the agony that breathes its moan, For I am banished from my earthly Eden, To wander forth alone. Grant while the incense wings its way to heaven, While fades and fails the lingering light,— My soul may leap tile gulf that lies before her, And break her chain to-night.